CHARLESTON, S.C. – Markis McDuffie scored 15 of his team-high 24 points over the final six minutes to lead Wichita State past Appalachian State Friday night in the consolation bracket of the Charleston Invitational.
WSU (2-2) will face Alabama (3-1) in Sunday's fifth-place game beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
McDuffie finished with 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting. He was 4-of-6 from three.
Jaime Echenique logged WSU's first double-double of the year, finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jamarius Burton and Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 14 points each.